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On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil
Armstrong
was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after
stepping on the
moon, "That's one small step for man, that's one giant leap for mankind,"
were
televised to earth and heard by millions. Just before he reentered the
lander, he
made the enigmatic remark, "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival
Soviet
cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the
Russian or
American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as
to
what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky"....statement meant, but Armstrong always
just smiled.
On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following
a speech,
a reporter brought up the 26-year old question. This time he finally
responded. Mr. Gorsky
had died, so Neil Armstong felt he could answer the question. In 1938 when
he was a kid
in a small mid-west town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the
backyard. His friend
hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows.
His neighbors
were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky
shouting at
Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks
on the moon."
True Story.
Armstrong
was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after
stepping on the
moon, "That's one small step for man, that's one giant leap for mankind,"
were
televised to earth and heard by millions. Just before he reentered the
lander, he
made the enigmatic remark, "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival
Soviet
cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the
Russian or
American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as
to
what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky"....statement meant, but Armstrong always
just smiled.
On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following
a speech,
a reporter brought up the 26-year old question. This time he finally
responded. Mr. Gorsky
had died, so Neil Armstong felt he could answer the question. In 1938 when
he was a kid
in a small mid-west town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the
backyard. His friend
hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows.
His neighbors
were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky
shouting at
Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks
on the moon."
True Story.
